Shopping Guide Whole Grains Proteins Vegetables Fruits 25% of plate 25% of plate unlimited (fresh or frozen) Artichoke Asparagus Beets Bok choy Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Collard greens Cucumber Daikon Eggplant Green beans Green onions Hearts of palm Jicama Kale Kohlrabi Leeks Mushrooms Mustard greens Okra Onions Pea pods Peppers, all colors Pumpkin Radishes Rhubarb Salsa Salad greens: Arugula Endive Romaine Spring mix Watercress Spaghetti sauce Spinach Squash, summer Squash, winter Sunchoke Swiss chard Tomatoes Tomato sauce Tomatillos Grape tomatoes Turnips Water chestnuts Zucchini Vegetable soups 2 cups per day Amaranth Bagels, whole grain/ sprouted Barley Bread, whole grain/ sprouted Brown rice Bulgur wheat Cold cereal, whole grain/high fiber Corn Cornmeal/polenta Couscous, whole wheat Crackers, whole grain English muffin, whole grain/sprouted Flatbread, whole grain Kamut Millet Oatmeal Pasta, whole grain/ quinoa Pita, whole grain Popcorn Potatoes, w/ skin* Quinoa Rye Spelt Sweet potatoes, w/ skin* Teff Tortillas, whole grain/ spouted Triticale Waffles, whole grain Wheat berries Beans, dried or canned: Black Garbanzo Kidney Pinto Refried, low-fat White/cannellini Lentils & peas Nuts+seeds, raw/unsalted: Almonds Cashews Hazelnuts Peanuts Pecans Pinenuts Pistachios Pumpkin/pepitas Sesame Sunflower Walnuts Bean/lentil soups & chili Edamame Hummus Nut & seed butters: Almond Peanut Sesame Sunflower Seiten Tempeh Tofu Cheese, non-dairy or dairy Cottage cheese, low-fat Eggs Kefir, plain Milk (w/calcium + D): Almond Dairy Hemp Oat Rice Soy Veggie “meats” Yogurt, plain Beef, lean Chicken Fish: fresh, frozen or canned Pork Shellfish Turkey Apples Applesauce (no sugar added) Apricots Bananas Blackberries Blueberries Cantaloupe Cherries Clementine Grapefruit Grapes Honeydew Kiwi Mango Nectarine Orange Papaya Persimmons Peach Pear Pineapple Plum Pomegranate Raspberries Strawberries Tangerines Watermelon Fruit cups (in own juice) Miscellaneous Avocado/Guac BBQ sauce Beverages: Coffee Sparkling water Juice spritzers Tea, hot/iced Water Wine, red/white Braggs Aminos™ Butter alternative, *starchy vegetable www.dawnjacksonblatner.com trans-fat free Chia seeds Chocolate, dark Cooking spray Dried fruit Cherries Cranberries Dates Prunes Raisins Dulse flakes Flaxseeds, ground Frozen meals Garlic Ginger Herbs and spices, fresh and dried Ketchup Lemons/limes Mayonnaise, light canola Mochi Mustard Nutritional yeast Oils: Flax Grapeseed Olive Peanut Safflower Sesame Salad dressing Sea vegetable sprinkle (Eden™) Sour cream, light Sweeteners: Agave Barley malt syrup Brown rice syrup Honey, raw Maple syrup Vinegars Tupperware/baggies